Humanity is missing, luckily I have billions of clones.

Chapter 364 The Green Light Fleet!

But this is still not the whole story of Li Qingsong's Nebula Project.

On another large satellite, Li Qingsong built numerous ground-based electromagnetic catapult bases and produced billions of intelligent robots and a large number of intelligent mining machines, which were scattered across the entire surface of the planet. They mined all kinds of rocks indiscriminately, crushed them with crushers, and then launched these particles, which were smaller than dust, into space in clumps.

This ejection box can carry tens of thousands of tons of dust produced by rock breaking and accelerate them to a speed of 4.6 kilometers per second.

Once they reach this speed, they can escape the satellite's gravitational field and never return, truly entering space and turning into interstellar dust.

Li Qingsong also built many such catapults, and the amount of dust ejected into space every day was no less than that of water towers, reaching the trillions of tons.

There are more than a dozen large moons orbiting this planet. Li Qingsong tailored different material ejection schemes for each moon based on their unique environment.

At this moment, thanks to the combined efforts of these dozen or so large satellites, the total mass of matter entering space every day is as high as 1000 quadrillion tons!
Thus, the entire G76d planetary system and the entire battlefield were gradually enveloped by this cloud of interstellar dust.

The average particle density in interstellar space is between a few tenths of a particle per cubic centimeter.

In some dense regions, such as nebulae, the particle density can be as high as tens of thousands of particles per cubic centimeter.

Stars are born from these nebulae.

When disturbed by external forces, such as a supernova explosion, these particles have a certain probability of collapsing inward, causing the core temperature to rise and the density of matter to increase, eventually igniting nuclear fusion and giving birth to a star.

Within such a dense nebula, even a fleet at the peak of its nuclear sphere would be affected.

At this moment, as Li Qingsong continued to release matter into space, on just the first day, the matter density in this battlefield with planet G76d as its core and a radius of about 10 million kilometers had already increased to a level comparable to a compact nebula, reaching about 1000 particles per cubic centimeter.

But this is just the beginning.

With the combined efforts of countless giant machines distributed across more than a dozen large satellites, the number of particles in this battlefield increases by about 10 per cubic centimeter every day.

Within a year, it reached a level of more than 3600 million particles per cubic centimeter!

Once this number is reached, its density reaches its limit and stops increasing.

It's not that Li Qingsong stopped sending materials into space. In fact, this project has been ongoing and has never stopped.

The reason it cannot be improved further is due to the influence of the stars.

The immense radiant energy from the star acted like a hairdryer, continuously "blowing away" the interstellar dust that Li Qingsong had thrown into space.

From a distance, the large planet G76d looks like a comet.

Its tail can stretch for billions of kilometers, making it a majestic sight.

At this moment, the battlefield maintained a dynamic balance, with stars constantly being blown away and Li Qingsong constantly replenishing them. The average density of interstellar dust particles in the battlefield remained at more than 3600 million particles per cubic centimeter.

In this context, some changes that Li Qingsong hoped to see are quietly taking place.

Back when he was still on Earth, Li Qingsong often heard a saying while watching football matches.

When a weaker team plays against a stronger team, the weaker team's home stadium often sprays a lot of water, sometimes even excessively, on the field, making the surface slippery and causing players to easily slip and fall.

Li Qingsong, an amateur football fan, didn't know why.

In his view, the chances of both sides slipping are equal. The opposing player is prone to slipping, and so is his own.

But then he understood.

The opposing team is stronger, and their teamwork is also better. Frequent slips make it difficult to execute plays effectively. On the other hand, our team already lacks coordination, so even if we slip, the damage we suffer is less than that of the opposing team.

Overall, this behavior is more advantageous to one's own side.

For example, right now, if a large amount of interstellar dust is sprayed into space, will it have any impact on our side?

Of course. Our own energy shield needs to be upgraded to a higher power level, which consumes more energy. The trajectory of energy projectiles is affected, making them less likely to hit the enemy.

Even the energy of laser beams will be weakened by interstellar dust, and the trajectory of interstellar missiles will deviate slightly.

Other issues include interference with radar detection systems, impaired warship maneuverability, and so on—the list goes on and on.

But all of this pales in comparison to one reality.

The Purple Moon Civilization's warships are more advanced than ours, so they are more affected than we are!
If the power of our laser cannon is reduced by 1%, the Purple Moon Battleship will be weakened by 5%!

If our radar detection system performance is reduced by 2%, the Purple Moon Fleet will be weakened by at least 6%!

But this is not all that Li Qingsong has gained.

The most significant outcome of Project Nebula is that... the power of gravity cannons will also be greatly reduced!
The energy of a gravity cannon is carried by gravitons, just as the energy of a laser cannon is carried by photons.

In its propagation path, it must first act on other substances in the path and penetrate these substances before it can act on its own warships.

The instant a gravity cannon is fired, interstellar dust particles surrounding the cannon will collide with it at extremely high speeds due to gravity.

The more powerful the gravity cannon, the faster these interstellar dust particles collide, and the greater the power!
The impact of interstellar dust particles can trigger a series of secondary radiations, which can seriously affect the performance, accuracy, and even lifespan of gravity cannons!

According to Li Qingsong's estimate, the presence of this large amount of interstellar dust particles can reduce the destructive power of the gravity cannon by about 20%!

As for the impact of these interstellar dust particles on our side in this area... there is no impact.

Because Li Qingsong didn't have a gravity cannon at all.

Thus, through the entire Nebula Project, through the continuous material delivery from more than a dozen large satellites, and by shrouding the entire battlefield in a cloud of interstellar dust, Li Qingsong achieved his goal of weakening the Purple Moon Fleet as a whole, which is equivalent to enhancing his own combat power!

At this moment, the dust density in the interstellar battlefield finally reached the predetermined amount, and Li Qingsong could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Finally, we no longer have to worry about being completely annihilated by the Purple Moon Fleet in a short period of time.

But now is still not the time to relax.

As the Nebula Project continues, the massive industrial construction also needs to be maintained. Li Qingsong still needs to continuously produce a huge number of manned and unmanned warships and various auxiliary combat facilities to be deployed to the interstellar battlefield.

Li Qingsong still needs to make full use of his 100 billion consciousness connections, and the hundreds of billions of intelligent beings of various races still need to work tirelessly to maintain the current state for the time being.

Yes, turning the tide is impossible under the current circumstances. Li Qingsong's highest pursuit at this stage is simply to maintain the status quo, nothing more.

Even if Li Qingsong achieves this, the so-called maintenance is still only "temporary".

This only delays the inevitable complete defeat. If this situation cannot be fundamentally changed, the final result will still be defeat.

The only hope lay with the reinforcements.

Li Qingsong resumed his observations of deep space. But he was disappointed once again.

He still saw no sign of reinforcements arriving.

Then... I'll keep going, until I die!

Time slowly passed by.

Li Qingsong had no idea how the war between the Electric Disaster, the Purple Moon Civilization's Electric Fleet, and the electromagnetic creatures was progressing in the Stellar Battlefield, because the two sides were completely unable to communicate.

However, judging from the fact that the Purple Moon Civilization has not yet launched an attack similar to its own "stellar cannon" mode, the Disaster should still be entangled with the enemy.

I wonder how much longer they can hold on...

At this moment, Li Qingsong was even somewhat desperate.

"Perhaps no reinforcements will ever arrive."

"Perhaps Haimeran and his group never even reached their destination. Even if they did, too much time has passed since they last separated from the gravity creatures; they might have already embarked on a new migration and left that white dwarf star..."

Despite his heavy heart, Li Qingsong continued to manufacture more and more combat facilities and put them into the battlefield, as if driven by inertia, and persisted mechanically.

At that moment, some strange phenomena suddenly appeared.

On the G76d-8 satellite, which Li Qingsong regards as the core of the industry, some green dots suddenly appeared in the reddish-brown sky, like stars.

The stars were falling rapidly at an extremely high speed, growing larger and brighter.

They eventually crashed violently to the ground, but without causing any explosion or making any noise, as if they had no mass at all.

A message carried by electromagnetic waves began to travel across the planet and entered Li Qingsong's communication device.

The moment he saw this message, the clone containing Li Qingsong's original consciousness instinctively stood up, his heart pounding wildly.

"Brother Li... Brother Qingsong... Qinglan is here! Qinglan and Grandpa Chief, Dad and Mom, Uncles and Aunts, Brothers and Sisters, Brothers and Sisters, we're all here! We've come to help you fight the bad guys!"

"Your Excellency Head of the Lantuk Civilization, I am Luo Yan, Chieftain of the Green Light Clan. Upon receiving your request for assistance, our entire Green Light Clan, totaling over 110 million members, immediately set off to this star system at the fastest possible speed."

Hopefully we're not too late.

From this moment forward, on behalf of the entire Green Light Clan, I pledge to you that all members of our clan will resolutely obey your orders, follow your commands, fight alongside your warriors, and never betray or retreat.

"Now, please issue the battle order!" Li Qingsong transmitted his consciousness to a clone located in this "city." Standing on the top of the building, looking at the city that was already shrouded in a layer of green light, Li Qingsong was filled with excitement.

"Chieftain, Qinglan, thank you so much for coming to help me."

"Your Excellency, you are too kind. If it weren't for you, our Green Light Clan would have been wiped out long ago, and we wouldn't be where we are today."

Li Qingsong did not rush to issue combat orders, but instead asked, "What is the status of the fleet I dispatched? Why hasn't it returned?"

It was precisely because Haimeran and his mission fleet had not returned that Li Qingsong failed to detect the signs of reinforcements arriving in advance, and he was only able to find out when the Green Light Clan had already arrived on the planet.

"Your subordinate, Haimeran, told us that they suffered heavy losses in the process of escaping the pursuit of the Purple Moon Fleet. In the end, only nine ships reached our star system, and due to a lack of fuel and supplies, they were unable to return."

They have now entered hibernation and are waiting for your rescue.

Li Qingsong felt a slight pang of pain in his heart.

Of more than 10,000 spaceships, only nine ultimately reached their destination...?

How many dangers and hardships did you encounter on this voyage...?

"Haimerlan, rest assured, you and those compatriots who have perished in the starry sea are all heroes of our human civilization. Once the war here is over, no matter how difficult the situation is, I will definitely bring you back."

After silently making up his mind, Li Qingsong said, "The ultra-high gravity laboratory is under construction and will be completed soon. Chief Luo Yan and all the Green Light Clan members have come a long way and have had a hard time. Why don't you rest for a while?"

Another electromagnetic wave message arrived: "Brother Qingsong, we're fine, we don't need to rest. Please give us the order quickly, which direction should we attack from?"

"I'm really strong now, I guarantee I can twist those wretched spaceships into pretzels!"

"Yes, we're fine, we don't need to rest."

"I've been wanting to have a good, satisfying fight for ages!"

A warm feeling flashed through Li Qingsong's heart, but he smiled and shook his head.

"No, what I need you to do is not just rush into the battlefield and fight the enemy head-on."

"While you gravity-based beings can manipulate gravity to some extent, your tolerance for various types of electromagnetic waves and radiation is relatively low. This battlefield is far too dangerous for you."

"Brother Qingsong, we are not afraid of danger! Nor are we afraid of death!"

"Your Excellency, you may underestimate the fighting spirit of our Green Light Clan. For our friends, even if we all die on the battlefield, it means nothing to us."

"Since we decided to come here as a whole, to participate in this massive interstellar war, we have long been prepared that we may never be able to leave."

Faced with the simultaneous rebuttals from Qinglan and Clan Chief Luo Yan, Li Qingsong said, "I'm sorry, Clan Chief Luo Yan. That's not what I meant. Rather, you can play a much greater role. Simply engaging in head-on battles with the enemy's spaceships is a waste of your talents."

I not only want to win this war, but I also want most of you gravity creatures to survive!

I need to make some arrangements first; it will be your turn to go on stage soon.

After some persuasion, the Green Light Clan members temporarily settled on the planet's surface under the command of Clan Chief Luo Yan, and Li Qingsong then began his plan.

The massive industrial construction and production continued. But this time, Li Qingsong did not deploy all the warships and combat facilities produced to the space battlefield; instead, he intentionally concealed a portion of them.

The current situation was barely holding on thanks to Li Qingsong's all-out effort. Now that he has reduced the forces he has committed to the interstellar battlefield, a series of reactions have immediately begun to occur.

One by one, the defenses that were barely holding on were breached, the supply lines were cut off, and the space bases were destroyed. In just over a month, Li Qingsong suffered a complete defeat and had to further consolidate his forces, concentrating most of his combat power near the planet.

The planetary war that had lasted for decades has finally returned to a temporary state of calm.

Even the project that had been continuously releasing water and dust into space came to a halt. The density of the interstellar dust cloud in space gradually decreased under the constant blowing of stellar winds.

The war in the space battlefield is over, and there is no point in further deteriorating the space environment.

The Purple Moon Fleet continues to assemble, preparing for its next offensive against the planet. On each of the large moons, Li Qingsong's forces stand ready.

On planet G76e, on the Great Lunar spaceship, the atmosphere in the conference room was lively.

The military leader's voice was full of excitement, exhilaration, and pride: "At this point in the war, we can say without hesitation that we have truly annihilated the space combat forces of the Lantuk civilization."

From now on, they will no longer be able to engage in open-field combat with us in space, and will only be able to defend around the planet.

The war has truly entered its next phase!

The next step we need to do is to take those satellites from the enemy. With each satellite lost, their strength will be weakened. Until we take away even the last large satellite, Lantuk will completely lose its resource supply and the ability to fight against us!
That will be the time when they truly perish!
Fellow countrymen, the war that has lasted for decades is finally seeing the light of day, and the time has come to fulfill the mission we have undertaken..."

wow——

The meeting room was instantly filled with enthusiastic applause.

For decades, almost a century, although our side has always had the upper hand on the battlefield, it has never been able to make any real strategic progress.

Those damned Lantuk always manage to find some inexplicable ways to slow down our offensive and weaken our forces, always managing to keep the battle at a critical juncture. It seems like we only need to intensify our offensive a little more to take them down, but in the end, they always manage to stop us.

This situation has thoroughly annoyed every leader of the civilized society, every citizen, and every soldier.

Now, things are finally looking up. Our side has finally achieved a major strategic victory, and the war is about to enter the next stage!

Just like in ancient warfare, once one side's field forces are defeated and they can no longer leave the city to fight, and can only defend the city, then... how far away is complete defeat?
"Order! The fleet must be assembled within three months, and the enemy's first planet must be captured with lightning speed!"

"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"

In the vast expanse of space, a staggering 120 million Purple Moon warships are assembling and undergoing repairs. On a dozen large satellites, the forces belonging to Li Qingsong are also being rapidly mobilized.

Time flew by, and both sides quickly completed preparations for their first large-scale battle under the new circumstances.

Over a million Purple Moon Fleet ships, majestic and imposing, converged towards Satellite One. Li Qingsong's fleet also made corresponding adjustments, gathering a total of 80 warships at Satellite One.

The number is only two-thirds of the Purple Moon warships. But this is all that Li Qingsong can openly offer at this stage.

The war is about to start.

In the tense, heavy atmosphere that was almost suffocating, Li Qingsong raised his head and took a deep look at the star that was as huge as a mountain.

"Power outage, just hang in there a little longer, it'll be over soon..."

The Purple Moon Fleet surged forward, while Li Qingsong's defensive fleet sailed against the fierce artillery fire.

A massive war has begun once again.

The situation did not deviate from Li Qingsong's expectations. Just as he had known all along, his defensive forces were now facing disadvantages in performance, weapon systems, and even, more than before, in numbers.

Even with the support of planetary land-based and space-based defense bases, they were still at a complete disadvantage the moment the war began.

Judging from this situation, the first satellite will be captured by the opponent in no more than a month!

However, Li Qingsong remained calm and made no adjustments or arrangements.

"It's not time yet, we have to wait a little longer, just a little longer..."

Numerous manned and unmanned warships were being destroyed every moment. On several occasions, the Purple Moon warships even briefly broke through the defenses, causing some damage to the planet's surface.

"We have to wait a little longer, just a little longer..."

The entire planet was surrounded by Purple Moon warships, fierce artillery fire, and warship wreckage twisted into pretzel shapes by gravity. From any angle, the Purple Moon fleet seemed to be on the verge of victory, with no possibility of its defeat being reversed.

However... with the Purple Moon Fleet gaining a significant advantage, their fleet had penetrated deep enough, and the entanglement with their own warships had become quite chaotic.

So……

Li Qingsong took a deep breath.

The time has finally come.

The order I had been waiting for could finally be given.

An order, delivered in the form of electromagnetic waves, entered those vast space bases and into the bodies of every Green Light Clan member who had been waiting for so long.

"I command, Green Light Fleet... depart!"

set off!

set off!

At this moment, the large warships that Li Qingsong had previously hidden in the space base, as well as the medium and small warships hidden on the planet's surface, simultaneously removed their camouflage and charged fiercely toward the space battlefield.

Furthermore, unlike the previous fleet, these warships deployed at this moment were all shrouded in another layer of light inside the bright energy shield.

A layer of pale green, hazy light.

(End of this chapter)